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Is that the Southern hemisphere? It looks foreign to me.

Yes, I think those are the two Magellanic Clouds visible to the right of the center of the image.

You can also quite clearly see the Southern Cross (Crux) and the pointers (Alpha & Beta Centauri) about one quarter of the way from the left edge.

The source[0] mentioned in other comments says it is in Namibia. Good eye!